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Hipco is usually performed in Liberian English or the local vernacular. Kolokwa rap in Gbema music evolved in the 1980s but was not branded as HipCo music genre until 2002-2003 when HipCo was founded or established by the Liberian Legendary Detrench, the late DJ SummerTime and MC Switch. HipCo has always had a social and political bent.
Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos (February 21, 1938 – March 29, 2000) was a Liberian professor of music, scholar of Liberian folk music, conductor, composer, and lawyer. Von Ballmoos contributed to the preservation of Liberian folk music by collecting and transcribing folk music representing diverse cultural traditions around the country and composing ...
In the 1990s it continued to develop through the civil wars, and today stands as a definitive mark of Liberian culture. [2] [3] Hipco music became popular in 2000. As of 2017, it was the popular music genre of Liberia, "serving as the medium through which rappers speak against societal ills, including injustice and corruption." [4]
This is a list of musicians and musical groups from Liberia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Only notable individuals appear here. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Quincy Luwokollie Borrowes (April 24, 1993 – March 3, 2017), known professionally as Quincy B, was a Liberian singer, songwriter and record producer. [1] [note 1] He gained recognition in 2013 after releasing his debut single "My Dream", which features rapper Scientific.
The duo were members of Liberian Dreams, a band known for their hit song "OAU Welcome to Liberia". [1] They decided to record their own music following the band's disbandment, and found work as session musicians in Nigeria. [2] They gained popularity in Liberia in the 1980s and reportedly sold more than 200,000 copies of their music.
Fatu Gayflor teaching students at the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School in 2009. Fatu Gayflor (born 1966) is a Liberian singer. Dubbed "Princess Fatu Gayflor, the golden voice of Liberia", she has performed at major music venues and festivals throughout the world and has made a number of recordings.
During the First Liberian Civil War, Prince Johnson was the leader of a rebel group called the Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL). In 1990, during the civil war, Tecumsay and his brother Sandy were looking for food on the road on the outskirts of Monrovia, when Johnson appeared before them in a car.